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Great blue skimmer

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The great blue skimmer (Libellula vibrans) is a dragonfly of the skimmer family. With a total length of 50 to 63 mm, it is one of the largest skimmers. The immature forms of the skimmer are brown in color and mature forms are blue-hued. This species is found near lakes, ponds, and slow streams in the eastern United States[4] and rarely in southern Ontario.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Libellula vibrans". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ "Libellula vibrans range map". USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
  3. ^ "Distribution Viewer". OdonataCentral. Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
  4. ^ Abbott, John C. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States. Princeton University Press. p. 277. ISBN 0-691-11364-5.
  5. ^ Odonata of Essex County, Ontario, Ojibway Nature Centre

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Great blue skimmer: Brief Summary

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The great blue skimmer (Libellula vibrans) is a dragonfly of the skimmer family. With a total length of 50 to 63 mm, it is one of the largest skimmers. The immature forms of the skimmer are brown in color and mature forms are blue-hued. This species is found near lakes, ponds, and slow streams in the eastern United States and rarely in southern Ontario.

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